Roasted Bell Pepper Goat Cheese Bites

Have you ever thrown a tapas party? I thought of sharing this recipe for these Roasted Bell Pepper Goat Cheese Bites with all of you.

As you probably know, tapas is the Spanish term for appetizers, or small snacks. I don’t know about you, but I love the concept of having small bite-sized portions of food, especially when entertaining. As a guideline, if you are hosting a 1-2 hour cocktail tapas party, you should plan to serve 6-8 bites per person; whereas a tapas dinner party will require 12-15 bites per person.

Although the appetizers can be served warm or cold, I have a preference for cold. These Roasted Bell Pepper Goat Cheese Bites are truly the ultimate finger foods. Just like my Smoked Salmon Pinwheels and Lina’s Baked Eggplant Caponata these little gems can be prepared ahead of time, giving the host and hostess much more time to focus on family and friends.

Origin of the recipe for Roasted Bell Pepper Goat Cheese Bites :

I got the inspiration for this recipe for Roasted Bell Pepper Goat Cheese Bites from my 2008 Martha Stewart Living Magazine. The original recipe calls for scallions, but I like to use chives instead, since I always have so much of this wonderful herb in my garden. Martha’s recipe also calls for Piquillo peppers. I like to replace these with roasted bell peppers, mostly because of convenience. (At the end of summer, we like to take advantage of nature’s bounty by roasting red bell peppers. As a result, I always have some hanging around in my freezer. If you are not sure how to roast bell peppers, you can refer to this recipe for Marinated Roasted Bell Peppers.) If you wish, you can use Piquillo peppers.

There are a number of reasons why I love this recipe for Roasted Bell Pepper Goat Cheese Bites. For starters, it’s simple. The creamy goat cheese spread takes almost no time to put together, and nothing can be easier than roasting a bell pepper. The bites can be made a couple of hours before your guests arrive, so they are super convenient. And the number one reason I love these bites is, well, they are really, really good.

This recipe for these Roasted Bell Pepper Goat Cheese Bites provides such an explosion of flavor, it is almost impossible to stop at just one. The only thing left to do is to uncork that bottle of wine and enjoy a relaxing evening with friends, while savoring some tasty tapas. Have fun planning that tapas party!

THANKS SO MUCH for following and being part of the She Loves Biscotti community where you will find Simple & Tasty Family-Friendly Recipes with an Italian Twist.

Ciao for now,

Maria

★★★★★ If you have made these Goat Cheese Bites recipe, I would love to hear about it in the comments below and be sure to rate the recipe!

Roasted Red Pepper Goat Cheese Bites

This recipe for these Roasted Bell Pepper Goat Cheese Bites provides such an explosion of flavor, it is almost impossible to stop at just one.

Refrigerate the rolled up pepper quarters for up to a few hours before ready to serve.

Cut each rolled up pepper quarter in half and plate.

Garnish with chives and mint leaves.

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Notes

Please keep in mind that the nutritional information provided below is just a rough estimate and variations can occur depending on the specific ingredients used.

About Maria

Maria Vannelli is a registered dietitian who lives in a suburb just outside Montreal, Canada. She's the founder of the food blog She Loves Biscotti. Maria hopes to inspire you and bring you and your loved ones closer together at meal times enabling you to create some memorable moments.

Hi E! Yes, I think the jarred variety would work just fine. The difficulty I had with a toothpick is that it would keep sliding off… I think the next time I make these I might add a basil leaf or something on the inside so the toothpick sticks. Great questions! Thanks so much for stopping by, appreciate it!

About Maria

Hello and Welcome to She Loves Biscotti! I'm Maria: dietitian and full time content creator. Join me as I share traditional Italian recipes from my youth, to modern twists on classics using fresh and seasonal ingredients.